The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-09
A DISSATISFIED GENERAL.

proaclsed the manager of the cyclo- rama uf the hattie of shiloh, in Chi cago, and aid
 "They tell me that you've got Gen'l Jim Fagan's pictur in thar-Fagan of Arkanaw."
 "We have" the manager replied.
 "Wall. I'd like to see it mint. Don't kere anything about seein' any tine rest of the pioturs, ba: jcs: machs uily banker arter seein' sIim's."
 "You know the general, do your"
 al oughter. Don't youy"
 "No, have never seen him. Step this way"
 The manager conducted the visitor to position from which he could get n good view of the gallant Arkanaw soldier
 w hich Is Jim?"
 "rhe one on the horse waving his sword" the manager replied, some what disappointed at the visitors fail urc to recognize the likeness"
 'That feller chargin' down thercY"
 "Nes"
 The visitor slowly shook his head, and in sad voice remarked: "l am badly disapp'inted."
 "l am told that it is an excellent pie turc," said the manager.
 "Oh, yes, the pictur's all right mighty fine pictur, but ii don't look like him."
 "You must be mistaken. sir"
 "Wcll, just aimt. You don't know me, do you?"
 "I do not"
 "Wcll. sir, I'm General Pagan"
 '1s it possible?" the manager ex- claimed
 "It looks nightly that way" the visitor replied. "l'm the man that pictur's intended to represent. but I'll leave l, to any man in this town If 1t looks like me. have hearn good deal about this pictur, and while here l thought would satisfy myself in regard to il. It's burlesquc on me, anybody can tell that, and under a re- cent decision of the supreme court of this state, can have It tuck outcn there, and out she must come. Iaint jokin', cap'n." he added, as the mana ger attempted, though with somewhat of sickly result to smile at what he hoped was jest. "No, sir, am in as dead. cold earnest as n man ever was. For several years. now. Eve been hiP up to ridicule by that fly-up- the creek. and Pm gittin' tired of if, espe- cially as 1 have decided to come out as candidate for governor of my state, and as there are good many Democrats in Arkansaw that were in the Federal army, thurfo' it ain't meet, as the Scriptur's say, for me to run as q war horse. Take out that pictur, cap'n."
 My dear general" replied the now thoroughly aroused manager, "I am very sorry that you object to your picture being here. but, really, don't see how 1 can take it out. The war k an issue of the passionate past, and I don't think that any sensible man will vote against you simply by being re- minded of the conspicuous part you bore in the great struggle"
 That's all very true, cap'n. Sen siblc men mOut not vote aRin me, but never have seed the state yit where sensible men air in the majority. Send fur feller with bresh and bucket of paint, please, for want to see that cartoon wiped out. To tell you the truth" continued the general, after few moments reflection, ''as you seem to be a putty good sort of feller, l would let 1t stay, but then all the ex- peDse of this here trip would be gone fur nothin'"
 What ias the trip cost youi" the manager eagerly asked.
 Let me see. Well, about twenty five dollars"
 .I'll give you twenty-fve dollars if you will withdraw your objections"
 "l hate to do 1t airter havin' come go fur"
 'I know that, but you can console yourself with the thought that after arriving here you tock more sensible view of the matter"
 "Yes, can do that. Well, give me the money, and dinged if I don't go home--that is, ef you'll promise not to say nything about this here affair"
 The manager gave the general twenty five dollars and earnestly pledged himself to say nothing. The next day an acquaintance, while talking with the manager, remarked:
 That was q comical-look old fellow you had up here yesterday"
 Do you know himI"
 Not very we'll staid all night at his house some time ago. His name is Babrack, and he runs . sort